Dolls collectors often overlook Ken, yet his story is deeply tied to one of the most iconic toys ever created. Ken Carson was introduced by Ruth Handler in 1961 as the official boyfriend of Barbie, ...

“You’re not a weirdo because you collect Barbies,” Marl Davidson, who recently sold a vintage, hand-painted Barbie for $20,000, tells PEOPLE Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who ...

A local museum is showing off its collection of vintage Barbie dolls.

With eyes as round as grapes and lips too small to do anything but pout, Blythe dolls look like sullen angels. Those haunted stares work to their advantage in a crowded market; Blythes have spent the ...

What started as a nursery theme in 1976 has grown into a room full of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls that Gail Chapman uses to ...

(NEXSTAR) – The astounding critical and commercial reception of the new “Barbie” movie has catapulted all-things-Barbie back to the forefront of pop culture. Even Allan! Mattel’s Allan dolls — first ...

Robin Grubbs has been a doll collector for many years and a member of the North Louisiana Antique Doll and Toy club for close to fifteen years. “I love being with other collectors to share what we ...

, particularly if you have some rare items and tend to keep yourcollectables in tip-top shape. When it comes to Barbies, there are certainvintage dolls that could net you a small fortune (or, in the ...

Jian Yang, a 44-year-old living in Singapore, has the world's second-largest Barbie collection with over 12,000 dolls. His collection is worth an estimated nearly $400,000. But Yang doesn't want to ...

“You’re not a weirdo because you collect Barbies,” Marl Davidson, who recently sold a vintage, hand-painted Barbie for $20,000, tells PEOPLE Noah Volain Ilana Volain standing in front of part of her ...